2(British English)(North American Englishpart)[countable]a line on a person’s head where the hair is divided with a comba side/centre partingSee related entries:Describing hair

3[uncountable,countable]the act or result of dividing something into partsthe parting of the cloudsThe boat made a parting through the duckweed.

Extra examplesIt was an amicable parting and we greatly value the years we spent together.She was already dreading the moment of parting.The divorce was a bitter parting that cost him financially as well as emotionally.We’ve come to a parting of the ways.Idioms